Newlyweds come here and put a lock (with their names on it) on one of the multiple structures around here. Then they throw the key in the waterfall. The belief is this would mean they will be happily married for life. Mati – my guide – told me that 50% of Estonian marriages breakup within 2 years of wedding. That 2 years part shocked me.

We kept going around the Baltic Sea in a counterclockwise fashion and came up to this waterfall. Estonia, as a country – especially the north – is flat as a pancake. Not much of hills or mountains. Thus, most of the waterfalls are short in height but fairly wide – usually where the sandstone and limestone rocks have sunk down.

Our first stop is to check out the cliffs here. What is not apparent from the picture – because of the thick undergrowth – is that a couple of more steps and you will fall 100 feet vertically into the ocean.

This is right next to the building that used to house the KGB operations – which has been turned into a museum. The gate itself was built much after the wall was built to give a quick connection to the railway line.

The idea is to hit the northwest and the west part of the country. We will go along the Baltic Sea and stop at a few places.

While walking back to the hotel, I thought I went past a door where the nose distinctly detected some Indian cooking. Looked up and it said “Elevant”. Was wondering what that word might mean in Estonian. Perhaps for Levant? Maybe some kind of Mediterranean restaurant?

Curious, went in and went up the stairs. What do you know? It was an Indian restaurant! “Elevant” means an elephant in Estonian. Of course!!

So much so the better. Had a hearty Indian dinner after all that walk…